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The Saint Patty’s Day Massacre!

God of War thundered onto the scene in March ‘05, shocking gamers with
its ultra-violent and wickedly fun gameplay. God of War was a reason for Xbox
fans to dust off that PS2.

Of course, stealth fans sank their collective teeth into another top-shelf
Splinter Cell Game as Chaos Theory shipped and lived up to its name, as did the
Freedom Force sequel, Freedom Force vs. The 3rd Reich. Shooter fans were
plunged, yet again, into World War II in Brothers in Arms: Road to Hill 30 and
despite the tired genre, it was so much fun no one seemed to care.

Finally, gamers finally saw the new Sony PSP handheld in action with games
such as Ridge Racer, WipEout Pure, and Lumines.

Overall, it wasn’t a bad month.

Flop of the Month:

PSP Busts—Although there were some quality PSP
launch titles released in March there were an equal number of poor releases for
the new platform like Spider-Man 2, World Tour Soccer, Dynasty Warriors, and
Gretzky Hockey. Weak games like this put a damper on the PSP’s
launch.